Cambridge vs Geneseo

A side-by-side comparison of Cambridge and Geneseo: population, income, housing, and more.

Cambridge and Geneseo are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Geneseo has the higher population (6,577 vs 2,184 in Cambridge). Cambridge has the higher median household income ($72,292 vs $65,226 in Geneseo). Geneseo has the higher median home value ($196,400 vs $120,400 in Cambridge).

Population, income & housing

	Cambridge	Geneseo
Population	2,184	6,577
Median age	35.6 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,292	$65,226
Median home value	$120,400	$196,400
Median gross rent	$1,039	$952
Housing units	890	3,223
Homeownership rate	88.4%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cambridge	Geneseo
Population	2,203 → 2,184 (-0.9%)	6,599 → 6,577 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$59,901 → $72,292 (+20.7%)	$62,967 → $65,226 (+3.6%)
Median home value	$102,600 → $120,400 (+17.3%)	$144,900 → $196,400 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $1,039 (+60.6%)	$726 → $952 (+31.1%)

Cambridge

Population

2,2032,184

Median household income

$59,901$72,292

Median home value

$102,600$120,400

Median gross rent

$647$1,039

Geneseo

Population

6,5996,577

Median household income

$62,967$65,226

Median home value

$144,900$196,400

Median gross rent

$726$952

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cambridge	Geneseo
Under 5	4.6%	3.1%
5 to 17	20.1%	19.3%
18 to 24	9.6%	4.8%
25 to 34	15.3%	11.9%
35 to 44	9.2%	10.4%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.6%
55 to 64	15.7%	10.4%
65 to 74	8.3%	12.1%
75 and over	4.3%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cambridge	Geneseo
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	89.4%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cambridge	Geneseo
No high school diploma	5.8%	3.9%
High school graduate	36.5%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cambridge	Geneseo
Drove alone	83.4%	88.4%
Carpooled	8.5%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cambridge	Geneseo
1-unit, detached	89.4%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	14.8%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.3%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Cambridge	Geneseo
Poverty rate	7.4%	2.7%
Average household size	2.52	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	29	19
Median year structure built	1946	1962